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Suspicious package closes Wisconsin Ave. at Van Ness
10/4/11 4:46 PM
Wisconsin Avenue is shutdown at Van Ness Street Northwest due to a suspicious package.
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D.C. Circulator has new route
10/4/11 7:42 AM
D.C.'s circulator has a new route, and it's a first for the popular bus line. The Circulator will cross the Anacostia River into SE D.C.
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DC police recruits start training
10/3/11 6:27 PM
Three dozen police recruits started training Monday, the first of 300 new officers to join the force, police officials say.

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D.C. to add three dozen new police recruits
10/3/11 12:18 PM
Nearly three dozen new recruits to the D.C. police department are set to begin a training program Monday.

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D.C. ranks 42nd in nation for manliest men
10/3/11 11:35 AM
Maybe it's the saturation of cupcake shops or our lack of rodeos. Whatever the reason, D.C. ranks 42nd in the nation for America's manliest men.

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Northwest stabbing injures two; one in custody
10/3/11 5:16 AM
D.C. police say a person is in custody in connection with a stabbing in Northwest that sent two people to the hospital.
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DC removes $19 cap on cab fares
10/2/11 2:17 PM
Residents and visitors to the nation's capital are about to pay more for some cab rides.

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1 dead, 2 wounded in separate shooting incidents overnight
10/1/11 3:10 PM
In separate shooting incidents early Saturday morning, a man was killed in Northeast D.C. and two men were shot and wounded in Annapolis, police say.

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Truckeroo: Festival draws crowds with variety of foods, live music
9/30/11 9:45 PM
Lobster, Korean tacos, and cupcakes all in one place? With live music? Must be Truckeroo time.
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D.C. Council rejects emergency ethics bill
10/4/11 1:00 PM
The D.C. Council has rejected a proposal to set up an emergency ethics reform task force.
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Supreme Court to hear GPS case
10/3/11 6:42 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a dispute over the government's power to track a suspect's movement using a GPS device, without first getting a judge's approval.
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Group lights up Northwest in pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
10/3/11 2:33 PM
Breast Cancer Awareness month.
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Too cold for you outside? Stink bugs agree
10/3/11 12:08 PM
A University of Delaware insect researcher says the cold weather means stink bugs will be heading inside homes to seek a warm spot for the winter.
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D.C. tax return deadline extended
10/3/11 10:49 AM
The Office of Tax and Revenue has extended the deadline for submitting personal income tax returns to October 17.
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MLK Jr. library open 7 days a week
10/2/11 7:52 PM
Thanks to a new allocation of funds, seven-day-a-week library services will be available afterall at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in D.C. ABC7's Autria Godfrey reports live from the library.
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Climber blown off Washington Monument not injured
10/2/11 7:38 AM
A climber inspecting the earthquake-damaged Washington Monument was blown about 30 feet off the monument's face by a gust of wind but wasn't injured.

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Group lights up Northwest in pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
10/1/11 12:09 AM
Tomorrow is the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And a local group got an early start, by lighting up part of Northwest Washington in pink. ABC7's Pamela Brown has the story.
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Marion Barry's 2011 turkey giveaway comes with new requirements
9/30/11 6:10 PM
D.C. Council member Marion Barry says residents of his ward will have to satisfy a few requirements before they can get a free turkey this Thanksgiving.
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